The RG Core Plays are starting to run away with things in the overall standings. Usually, their plays are high priced but if you can squeeze them in, then do it. Outside of that, things have remained pretty consistent across our expert group these past few weeks. Time for moves to be made! Enjoy!
In this article, I will give a brief recap of each day we gathered and graded the experts, including how the Industry Consensus picks performed, highlighting which experts were at the top for the day and which players were only called out by one expert, but produced an “A+” grade. I also list the top DraftKings Points per $1000 experts for each day. Finally, I will also review the overall standings and highlight the top experts so far this season. You can view the full NBA Overall Standings here.
As a reminder, we are currently gathering selections and publishing the NBA Industry Consensus articles on all weekdays that feature at least four games during the NBA season, so be sure to check back about an hour or so before the first game tips off to get a look at the industry expert’s consensus picks for the day.
On to the grades!
Week in Review
Monday (January 14th)
Industry Consensus Picks
DO Score – 4.03 (11th of 20)
Total Plays – 30
A+ – James Harden, Anthony Davis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Rudy Gobert, D’Angelo Russell, Shelvin Mack, Jayson Tatum
F – Gordon Hayward, Marcus Morris, Royce O’Neale, Al Horfor, Marc Gasol, Nikola Mirotic
Top Experts of the Day
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 7.00) scored an “A+” with five of eight plays in their optimized lineup. DFN was the lone site to play Brad Wanamaker and his “A+” grade.
#2) RG Core Plays (Score: 5.50) starts off the week with yet another top-2 finish. Half of their six plays scored an “A+” grade.
Top DK Pts/$1000 Expert of the Day
DailyFantasyNerd (6.13 DKPts/$1000)
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Gerald Green (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Jarrett Allen (Scout)
A+ – Brad Wanamaker (DailyFantasyNerd)
Tuesday (January 15th)
Industry Consensus Picks
DO Score – 4.56 (9th of 21)
Total Plays – 27
A+ – Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Joel Embiid, Trae Young, DeAndre’ Bembry, Jerami Grant, Alex Len
F – Karl-Anthony Towns
Top Experts of the Day
#1) RG Core Plays (Score: 7.67) scored two “A+” grades and a “B” score with their three plays on Tuesday.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 6.60) put together three “A+” scores with their five selections for the day.
Top DK Pts/$1000 Expert of the Day
Sportsline (6.15 DKPts/$1000)
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Gorgui Dieng (DailyRoto)
A+ – Wilson Chandler (Sportsline)
Wednesday (January 16th)
Industry Consensus Picks
DO Score – 5.66 (11th of 21)
Total Plays – 29
A+ – Twelve of the 29 picks scored an “A+” grade.
F – Tristan Thompson
Top Experts of the Day
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 10.00) crushed it on Wednesday! All five of their plays scored an “A+” grade.
#2) RG Core Plays (Score: 8.40) finds the top-2 once again as four of their five selections scored “A+” grades.
Top DK Pts/$1000 Expert of the Day
Sportsline (6.47 DKPts/$1000)
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Treveon Graham (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jakob Poeltl (DailyRoto)
A+ – Spencer Dinwiddie (Sportsline)
A+ – Rodney Hood (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Jevon Carter (FantasyLabs)
A+ – Terrence Ross (FantasyGuruElite)
Thursday (January 17th)
Industry Consensus Picks
DO Score – 5.93 (10th of 18)
Total Plays – 27
A+ – Eleven of the 27 plays scored an “A+” grade.
F – None of the Consensus plays scored a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day
#1) RG Core Plays (Score: 10.00) scored an “A+” with their only play.
#2) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 7.63) had a solid day with five “A+’s”, one “A” and two “B” grades with their eight selections. The optimized lineup was the lone expert site to play Lauri Markkanen and his “A+” score.
Top DK Pts/$1000 Expert of the Day
RG Core Plays (7.34 DKPts/$1000)
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Lauri Markkanen (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – TJ McConnell (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Miles Bridges (FantasyPros)
A+ – Trey Lyles (FantasyPros)
Friday (January 18th)
Industry Consensus Picks
DO Score – 4.21 (11th of 21)
Total Plays – 24
A+ – Ante Zizic, Nikola Vucevic, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert
F – Andre Drummond, Danilo Gallinari
Top Experts of the Day
#1) RG Core Plays (Score: 8.33) makes it a top-2 clean sweep for the week. Two “A+” grades and an “A” made for a nice finish to the week.
#2) Rotowire (Score: 5.71) made five plays to cap the week and picked up two “A+” grades, two “A’s” and a “B” grade.
Top DK Pts/$1000 Expert of the Day
RG Core Plays (5.88 DKPts/$1000)
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (DailyRoto)
A+ – Taj Gibson (DailyRoto)
A+ – Dwyane Wade (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Marco Belinelli (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Rodney McGruder (FantasyPros)
A+ – Evan Turner (FantasyLabs)
Overall Leaderboard
RG Core Plays is beginning to run away with things! You can view the full NBA Overall Standings here.
#1) RG Core Plays (Score: 6.09) continues to widen the gap between themselves and everyone else.
#2) FantasyLabs (Score: 5.67) remains in 2nd place but the competition is gaining ground.
#3) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 5.64) stayed flat for the week but could overtake the #2 spot next week.
#4) DFS Army (Score: 5.35) stands pat in 4th place after a rather uneventful week.
#5A) RG Consensus (Score: 5.29) now sits in a 5th place tie but still sit within striking distance of a top-4 spot.
#5B) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.29) used a solid week to slide into a 5th place tie.
The Daily Overlay Industry Consensus picks (Score: 5.07) slipped .01 in score for the week. The Consensus remained in 8th place for the season.
Ownership Percentage Tracking
A part of daily fantasy sports strategy is understanding ownership percentages and being able to predict ownership percentages prior to entering contests especially for GPP tournaments where you might want to be contrarian by selecting lower owned players or fading highly owned players depending on the payout structure and size of the contest.
Below are the tables showing the actual data collected so far this season. Results are using a DraftKings Double-Up for Cash and single entry tournament for GPP. The Count column shows the number of times a player was selected by the experts for a given day. The salary columns show the average ownership percentages for all players that were recommended by the given number of experts for the salary range provided.
Cash
| Count | $9k+ | $7k – $9k | $5k – $7k | $3k – $5k |
| 17 | 57.60% | N/A | 86.90% | N/A |
| 16 | 64.33% | N/A | N/A | 84.87% |
| 15 | 75.40% | 76.40% | 69.00% | 0.00% |
| 14 | 61.03% | 64.60% | 72.50% | 70.04% |
| 13 | 36.21% | 48.14% | 52.40% | 68.35% |
| 12 | 29.09% | 42.82% | 49.45% | 65.33% |
| 11 | 34.93% | 37.87% | 42.71% | 42.12% |
| 10 | 24.31% | 30.31% | 35.69% | 38.51% |
| 9 | 16.00% | 21.05% | 29.58% | 42.33% |
| 8 | 12.67% | 19.61% | 27.19% | 34.87% |
| 7 | 10.00% | 17.22% | 22.37% | 30.85% |
| 6 | 10.49% | 14.27% | 16.85% | 23.34% |
| 5 | 6.06% | 8.37% | 11.05% | 12.85% |
| 4 | 4.45% | 5.58% | 8.70% | 13.05% |
| 3 | 2.46% | 5.19% | 5.39% | 6.68% |
| 2 | 1.70% | 2.72% | 3.30% | 4.54% |
| 1 | 1.64% | 1.72% | 2.43% | 1.82% |
GPP
| Count | $9k+ | $7k – $9k | $5k – $7k | $3k – $5k |
| 17 | 39.80% | N/A | 53.60% | N/A |
| 16 | 41.20% | N/A | N/A | 60.90% |
| 15 | 47.90% | 47.10% | 40.30% | 0.00% |
| 14 | 42.20% | 40.30% | 47.35% | 50.64% |
| 13 | 25.34% | 33.80% | 32.90% | 41.95% |
| 12 | 23.34% | 32.07% | 32.81% | 43.50% |
| 11 | 24.83% | 27.78% | 29.43% | 28.38% |
| 10 | 21.05% | 21.96% | 25.71% | 23.05% |
| 9 | 15.96% | 19.35% | 22.91% | 28.42% |
| 8 | 14.48% | 17.50% | 22.64% | 24.75% |
| 7 | 12.38% | 14.97% | 17.40% | 22.60% |
| 6 | 11.10% | 13.35% | 15.36% | 16.89% |
| 5 | 9.03% | 9.40% | 11.46% | 11.23% |
| 4 | 7.77% | 7.63% | 9.46% | 10.16% |
| 3 | 5.02% | 6.68% | 7.35% | 6.89% |
| 2 | 5.24% | 4.58% | 5.14% | 4.76% |
| 1 | 2.93% | 3.10% | 3.88% | 2.45% |
We continue to track this over the course of the season as we provide projected ownership percentages for players on each slate in our NBA Weighted Consensus article.
